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2014/04/23

TMI Questions: Snack Time

I am
kind of a snob when it comes to snacks.Natural blue corn chips with homemade salsa is as casual as I go.

That said,
I love appetizers. If I am able to
identify what is in them and they are not deep-fried, I’m so there.

Bruschetta would be one of my faves. Hummus or baba ganoush with pita is another.

I have
also developed an affinity for those new Triscuits made with red beans or brown
rice, though I don’t think they are healthy by any means.

But
typical snacks, Doritos, Cheetos, and the like?
That’s not food.

That’s
building insulation.

If I
want to eat something, I will cook something and eat real food.

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TMI Questions: Snack Time

Do you prefer salty or sweet?

Salty.

Sweet
does nothing for me, unless it’s something my boyfriend does for me. Then sweet is cool.

That
wasn’t always the case. In high school I
used to drink Canada Dry’s Tahitian Treat and eat Mounds and Almond Joy candy
bars like crazy. Then in college I
switched to Sunkist Orange, thinking it had vitamin C and smoking cigarettes.

Apparently
I consumed enough to satiate me for a lifetime, because all sweets – including
baked goods and the like, do nothing for me.

In a
way, I’m grateful, because who needs all those empty calories?

What was your favorite snack as a kid?

Styrofoam. Tin foil.

I had a
weird sense of what was edible. Not sure
where it came from, though I do remember always being hungry. That hunger continues to this day, as I have
a strange relationship with food.

For me,
food is entertainment and an emotional balm.
That’s not healthy, because it leads to overeating. Fortunately, I typically eat well, as in
healthy, so when I do overeat, at least it’s not junk.

What is your favorite snack now?

Water

LaCroix
Carbonated Water mixed with 100% fruit juice

Oatmeal

Bananas

Raisin
Bran

Mashed
Potatoes

100%
Whole Fruit Smoothies

Nuts

Natural
Peanut Butter

Bread

Healthy snacks are....?

Not as
bad tasting as you think. Nor are they
as healthy as one would hope.

Our
taste buds become used to Natural Flavors (which is code for chemically
enhanced flavor modifiers – Google it – it will astound you), so when we do eat
something truly ‘natural’ or ‘healthy’, we find it wanting.

Also
keep in mind that most snacks marketed as healthy are anything but; it is
simply a way to fool the consumer into feeling good about their purchase.

I try
to focus on eating whole foods, or simple foods. That eliminates a lot of stupid sugar and
salt.

Milk and what kind of cookies?

It’s
very, very rare that a cookie will capture my attention. I like macaroons, but not with milk.

My
relationship with milk is fairly tentative.
I use it when cooking and when eating breakfast cereal, which is one of
my favorite sources of fiber and favorite junk food.

Do you dunk?

Only
basketballs.

How do you eat Oreos?

With my
mouth, if at all.

The
cookie part of the Oreo reminds me of insulation.

That
white stuff… sweet wall putty.

What is your favorite movie snack?

Water

Popcorn
– if ‘buttered’, it must be real butter

Movie
candy nauseates me.

Cake or pie?

Typically,
neither.

If
forced to, due to an occasion where it would be rude not to partake, I will
scrape all the frosting off the cake.

If I
must eat pie, I prefer simple fruit. I
do like pie crust. I hate chocolate silk pie and pies of that type. They are gross, with candy bits and crap all
over it. Ugh.

Ready Whip or Cool Whip"

Neither.

I love
whipped cream, as in naturally made whipped cream. The rest?
That’s whipped oil or dairy that has been modified. Blech.

Potato Chips or Pretzels or Cheetos?

Pretzels
are acceptable, provided they are baked and without salt.

Potato
chips are greasy and gross, filled with ‘natural flavors’ to make them addictive.

Cheetos do not qualify as food.

Yeah, pretty much hate that stuff.

Favorite kind of ice-cream - flavor and
brand?

None.

Unnecessary
dairy is something I avoid. Ice cream is
nice in theory, but most commercial brands are filled with gums, dyes, and crap
that should not be consumed by anyone.

Most unusual food you eat as a snack?

Mashed
potatoes?

I love
pigging out on them. They just need the
tiniest bit of sea salt and some pepper.
A little butter and milk when mashing when possible.

Gosh, I'm awful when it comes to snack food...or used to be. Everything but fresh pecans, walnuts, almonds, and a variety of fresh or dried fruits has gone to the wayside since I was put on steroids to minimize the weight gain caused by the meds.